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“Hey Eri!” I shouted as soon as I saw her in the parking lot.
“Hey K! You ready to go buy some slutty lingerie and hooker shoes?” Erica was always ready to buy slutty lingerie and hooker shoes. Oh well, I figured. Why the hell not? This could be fun.
While we were trying on some lacy things she asked, “Have you figured out what you’re going to do about Vance?”
“No, not yet.” I answered. “ I really don’t want to think about it though. I just want to shop.”
“Sounds good to me!” She said. “ Hey doesn’t this bra make my boobs look great? I think I’m going to buy it!”
Two hours, four new bras, and a pair of shoes later, Erica and I said our goodbyes while standing next to her car. “Make sure you say hello to that big beautiful vampire for me tonight!” She yelled out the window of her yellow Camero as she was pulling away.
“I will.” I called. “Have a good night off!”
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I arrived to work about ten minutes before six. Leo was already set up at his table. I was relieving Kendra so I went to check in with her. “How’s business?” I asked.
“Pretty steady.” She replied. She pulled me down low, pretending like she was getting her purse. “You’re never going to believe what happened earlier!”
“What?” I whispered.
“Well, the new boss, Leo, invited me up to his room to go over all the security details before I came in today. He’s staying in the penthouse, which is amazing by the way! Anyway, Mr. Gorgeous over there was flirting with me shamelessly the whole time!”
“I think you may have misinterpreted his intentions Kendra. I think he’s just a flirty guy in general.”
“I’d hate to burst your bubble Karli, but he invited me up to his suite for lunch tomorrow. Can you believe it? Omigod, I have to go buy new lingerie!”
“Oh. Well I hope you two have a great time then. That’s really exciting.” I said. Really exciting my ass! Why would he invite her out to lunch? Why am I so upset by this? Who cares if he’s dating one of the girls? I checked my phone really quick before stowing my purse away. Shit! Two more voicemails from Vance. He’s persistent, you’ve gotta give him that.
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Thankfully, we were swamped all night so my shift went by really fast. I let everyone except Leo out through the gate and locked it behind them. “It’ll be just a few minutes before I’m ready to go.” I called out to him.
“Take your time.” He said. “Hey, would you mind grabbing me a scotch while I wait?”
“Sure, no prob.” I said as I was grabbing a rocks glass from the shelf. I turned around to place it on the bar but tripped over a mat and dropped it instead. “Shit!” I screamed.
“Is everything okay?” Leo asked.
“Yeah, I’ll be fine, don’t worry about me.” The glass shattered into several large pieces. While I was picking them up, I accidentally sliced my hand. “Fuck!” I yelled as blood was squirting up from my palm. Damn, that hurt! I grabbed a towel and applied pressure as Leo ran over to see what happened. It was pretty hard to ignore the fact that his fangs were in full effect.
“Let me see it.” He reached for my hand but I resisted. He grabbed it forcefully and loosened the towel. Another shot of blood came out. Oh God! This is so not good! “It looks like you nicked an artery. This isn’t good Karli.” No shit Sherlock! Ya think? I’m alone with a vampire while a bloody geyser is coming out of my hand!
“Look, you have two options.” He said. “I can take you to the hospital to get stitches. It will probably take a while to heal though which will make doing your job very difficult.”
“What’s my other option?” I asked.
“I can seal it shut with my saliva.” He answered.
“What?”
“My saliva can heal your wound. There are enzymes in it that can instantly repair any damage to your hand as if it never happened.”
“Um, I think I’ll take the first option.” I’ll get Erica to perform a healing spell later to speed up my recovery.
“Karli, don’t be ridiculous. I can heal you. What’s the big deal? I’m a vampire, I drink blood. So what? I would have never thought you’d be so squeamish.”
“I’m not. It’s just---”
